I second this Regards Fabrizio
On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 2:23 AM, Andrey Kuznetsov <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point Kevin. > > Can we have "hold down CTRL" to disable snap to grip feature? That would > cover the caliper and other myriad of uses when snap to grid is unwanted. > > On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 7:07 AM, Kevin Cozens <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 2017-03-28 03:25 AM, Fabrizio Tappero wrote: >> >>> this ruler (caliper icon) does look really good. >>> >> [snip] >> >>> It is often a good idea to have a way to measure footprint size. >>> >> >> The caliper tool is a useful addition to Kicad. The only one thing I've >> noticed about it is it only lets you measure distances from one grid point >> to another. If you need to measure starting from the edge of a pad (for >> example) to some other point you can't unless you change the grid spacing. >> >> If there is a way to tell the caliper to not snap to grid points when you >> are using it to make a measurement I haven't figured out how to do that. >> >> -- >> Cheers! >> >> Kevin. >> >> http://www.ve3syb.ca/ |"Nerds make the shiny things that >> distract >> Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | the mouth-breathers, and that's why >> we're >> | powerful!" >> #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > > -- > Remember The Past, Live The Present, Change The Future > Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the > future [JFK] > > [email protected] > Live Long and Prosper, > Andrey > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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